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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>My name is Ibtihal Mahmood and this is my blog. I am a mother, writer, Arabic interpreter, linguist, humanitarian, feminist and human rights’ enthusiast.

This is the only page that I own on the internet - aside from my fan page on Facebook and my accounts on social networks. I currently don’t have any personal websites and any website that claims to be mine is impersonating me. Once I get a website, I will announce it here on my blog as well as on my Facebook page.</description><title>La Coquette Levantine</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @ibtihalmahmood)</generator><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>With Regards to Angelina Jolie's Decision to Have A Double Mastectomy</title><description>by: Rebekka Van Der Does



“… unfortunately the cultural dynamic we have in our society is still...</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/50533192051</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/50533192051</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:24:00 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Attic Clowns by Jeremy C. Shipp: A Book Review</title><description>I never knew there could be such a thing as a funny nightmare until I read Jeremy C Shipp’s “Attic...</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/46141427468</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/46141427468</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:15:00 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Feminist</title><description>by: T.S. Tenzer

My sex is my ownyou can not take it from meit is not a commodity for you to peddle...</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/45348659421</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/45348659421</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:11:00 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>One Day After IWD</title><description>by: James WF RobertsWomanwhat do you see in him?He tells you that he loves youby the bruises on your...</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/45091304931</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/45091304931</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:02:24 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>No One’s Forcing You into the Strip Club - A Response</title><description>by: Paul Falardeau
The recent article published in The Cascade, &amp;#8220;No One’s Forcing You into the...</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/43429075014</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/43429075014</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:31:00 -0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Who the hell are you to judge anyone for what they wish to do to achieve sexual satisfaction, or any other satisfaction for that matter?? Who are you to judge feedism in any way? Why do you get to stand on a pedestal and deem what is a "disgusting" fetish as opposed to other sexual preferences? You're a disgusting human being.</title><description>LOL! Thanks for stopping by…</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/42544512738</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/42544512738</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:17:46 -0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Hijab Girl: Not So Modest</title><description>by: Evan J. Peterson
Pearled like a swine in cream and blackit’s caught on your lashes, not...</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/42489999090</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/42489999090</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:20:00 -0800</pubDate></item><item><title>It Must Have Been Her Fault</title><description>&amp;#8220;The following is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely...</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/40321249566</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/40321249566</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 23:06:00 -0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Jeremy C Shipp: Hanging out in the library next to a stone gargoyle</title><description>Yes, it is true. Jeremy C Shipp, the Bram Stoker Award-nominated American novelist and short-story...</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/35390746498</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/35390746498</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:51:00 -0800</pubDate><category>Jeremy C Shipp</category><category>Ibtihal Mahmood</category><category>Cursed</category><category>Vacation</category><category>Fungus of the Heart</category><category>Horror</category><category>Fiction</category><category>Novels</category><category>Author</category><category>Writer</category></item><item><title>are u a lesbian</title><description>No, I am straight, but I support same sex marriage.</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/33980499103</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/33980499103</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:51:44 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>An Important Announcement</title><description>I have gotten into the habit of running a vanity search every so often, and based on what I have...</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/31323822591</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/31323822591</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:12:00 -0700</pubDate><category>ibtihal mahmood</category><category>PR</category><category>Autobiography</category><category>Website</category><category>Personal Website</category><category>PublishAmerica LLLP</category></item><item><title>"There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life...."</title><description>“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from...</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/30552393584</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/30552393584</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:09:28 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Women’s Reforms: An Axis for Arab Revolutions to Rotate Around</title><description>During the 24 years that I spent living in the Arab world, I used to hear so very frequently –...</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/28473676307</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/28473676307</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 01:02:00 -0700</pubDate><category>Ibtihal Mahmood</category><category>Arab Revolution</category><category>Arab Spring</category><category>Women</category><category>Burqa</category><category>Stoning</category><category>Sharia</category><category>Islam</category><category>Egypt</category><category>Tunisia</category><category>Libya</category><category>Somalia</category><category>Sudan</category><category>concubines</category><category>dictatorship</category><category>injustice</category><category>Arab</category></item><item><title>My profile on "Modern Discussion" where I post articles in Arabic. Feel free to check it out.</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.ahewar.org/m.asp?i=5537"&gt;My profile on "Modern Discussion" where I post articles in Arabic. Feel free to check it out.&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/28291527051</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/28291527051</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 15:35:59 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Donna Miscolta: Dislocation, Identity, and a Search for a Sense of Belonging</title><description>Today, I am more than pleased to present to you my interview with the Seattle author, Donna...</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/26087811640</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/26087811640</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:34:00 -0700</pubDate><category>Donna Miscolta</category><category>Ibtihal Mahmood</category><category>authors</category><category>Author</category><category>interview</category><category>literature</category><category>novels</category></item><item><title>"Little Brother is looking for personal, reflective, and creative criticism or cultural memoir for..."</title><description>“Little Brother is looking for personal, reflective, and creative criticism or cultural memoir...</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/25052465815</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/25052465815</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:11:50 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Cara Diaconoff: Readers are free to discover a social message in any piece of writing</title><description>

An oasis of literary knowledge: That&amp;#8217;s how I describe Cara Diaconoff after getting the...</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/24566923683</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/24566923683</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:46:00 -0700</pubDate><category>Artists</category><category>Authors</category><category>Cara Diaconoff</category><category>Creative Writing</category><category>Female Writers</category><category>Ibtihal Mahmood</category><category>Literature</category><category>Unmarriageable Daughters</category><category>Books</category><category>art</category></item><item><title>inothernews:

(h/t socratescloset)
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m52nd3ysJc1qz82gvo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://inothernews.tumblr.com/post/24378780191/h-t-socratescloset"&gt;inothernews&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://socratescloset.tumblr.com/post/24377946163/above-original-photo-below-what-that-must"&gt;(h/t socratescloset)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/24378931161</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/24378931161</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:41:20 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Evan J. Peterson: It's the mediocre that scares me</title><description>
Last week, I was lucky enough to have an interview with Evan J. Peterson, the multi-talented poet,...</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/23450419655</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/23450419655</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 17:36:00 -0700</pubDate><category>Books</category><category>Evan J. Peterson</category><category>Ibtihal Mahmood</category><category>Novels</category><category>Piss Test Cathedral</category><category>art</category><category>author</category><category>controversy</category><category>gender</category><category>poem</category><category>poet</category><category>poetry</category><category>richard hugo house</category><category>teacher</category><category>writer</category><category>writing</category><category>lit</category></item><item><title>Life as a female foreign reporter</title><description>Life as a female foreign reporter: Ann Leslie and Lindsey Hilsum have spent decades covering war,...</description><link>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/20767575220</link><guid>http://ibtihalmahmood.tumblr.com/post/20767575220</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:42:05 -0700</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
